Although every day should be Mother's Day, the official day to honor Moms is this Sunday. I hope your family goes all out to celebrate and make you feel special.  Do you have any Mother's Day Traditions? Brunch? Massage? Breakfast in Bed? My Mother's Day Tradition involves brunch and gardening. It's the day that we buy flowers and I plant them in the yard with the kids. For the past couple of years, we've done brunch. Please share your thoughts on Mother's Day. What is your ideal Mother's Day? Do you like to spend it WITH the family or is Mother's Day a day off for you where you spend time …

The dishes need washing, the grass needs mowing and your child needs money. Should children be paid for doing household chores? Should they receive an allowance regardless of what they do? How much is reasonable? And at what age? Parents, please share your expertise. Do you give your child an allowance? Why or why not? What is your family's arrangement?

Each week in Moms Talk, Buffalo Grove Patch takes your questions, and invites parents to give advice and shares solutions. Today we take a look at leaving kids home alone. Does your child insist that she's too old for a babysitter? Beg to be a sitter herself? When is a child ready to stay home alone or babysit for a younger child?

Each week in Moms Talk, we invite parents to ask questions, give advice and share solutions. Today we explore: Did your high schooler visit colleges during spring break? What is your family doing to ease the stress of the application/selection process? What role should parents play in determining which is the right school for their child?

Sex, drugs and rock ’n roll! Q: How much do you tell your kids? Did you ever drink alcohol before you were 21? Ever sneak out of the house when your parents were asleep? Ever smoke a cigarette, or anything else? Do you bring up these subjects, or do you wait for the kids to ask? How do you respond? How much truth do you tell?

Each week in Moms Talk, we invite parents to ask questions, give advice and share solutions. Today we explore: Spring break. How do you keep the kids entertained during a full week of no school? Do you have any creative 'staycation' ideas?  

Each week in Moms Talk, Buffalo Grove Patch takes your questions, and invites parents to give advice and shares solutions. Today we address ways to deal with picky eaters. Will your kid only eat a particular food? Or does he refuse to eat his veggies? How do you get your kids to eat a variety of foods?

Each week in Moms Talk, Buffalo Grove Patch takes your questions, and invites parents to give advice and shares solutions. Today we explore effective ways to discipline children. Do you spank your kids? Give them time outs? Use another tactic?

Buffalo Grove Patch invites you to help build a community of support for families right here in Buffalo Grove. In our weekly Moms Talk feature, parents are invited to ask questions and share their expertise. Today, we explore: How much TV should children be allowed to watch? What role does age play in this determination?

Buffalo Grove Patch invites you to help build a community of support for families right here in Buffalo Grove. In our weekly Moms Talk feature, parents are invited to ask questions and share their expertise. Today, we explore: At what age should I stop my child from thumbsucking or pacifier use? What are some tricks for getting kids to stop?

Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council of experts and smart moms take your questions, give advice and share solutions. We also welcome responses from all Patch readers. Today we explore: How do you entertain kids of different ages at the same time? How do you make them all happy? Where do you take them?

Moms Talk is a new feature on Buffalo Grove Patch that is part of a new initiative on our Patch sites to reach out to moms and families. Buffalo Grove Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Buffalo Grove. Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council of experts and smart moms take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, 24-hour …